Jacob attended the common schools of Pennsylvania, Lycoming Normal School, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He practiced medicine in Swathmore, Pennsylvania. He was a Democrat and a member of the Baptist church.

Jacob married (1) Mary Hepburn BEAR, daughter of John J BEAR and Emily HEPBURN, in 1878. Mary died on 2 MAY 1882 in Newville, Pennsylvania.

Jacob also married (2) Emily Thomas STAUNTON, daughter of Col Richard M STAUNTON III and Ellen Prouty CURRY, on 31 MAY 1894 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Emily was born on 2 JAN 1865 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She died on 1 JAN 1938.

They had the following children:

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Malcolm Staunton STRIEBY was born on 26 SEP 1897. He died on 22 OCT 1965 in Riddle Memorial Hospital, Media, Pennsylvania.

Malcolm graduated from the Bliss Electrical School in Washington D. C. and worked for the Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania until his retirement in 1962.

Malcolm married (1) Dorothea EMERY on 30 SEP 1937 in Swathmore, Pennsylvania. Dorothea was born on 7 FEB 1900 in Swathmore, Pennsylvania. She died on 11 MAY 1960 in Wilmington, Deleware.

Dorothea had no children.

Malcolm also married (2) Ethel YOUNG on 2 OCT 1961 in Wallingford, Deleware Co, Pennsylvania. Ethel was born on 14 APR 1899 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.